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Youth Support Specialist

Sevita

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Location
Canton, OH
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Valid Driver's License, required

Job overview

Mentor Behavioral Health, part of Sevita, provides behavioral health services to children, individuals, and families. The Youth Support Specialist works in community-based residential care and specialty homes serving youth with intensive clinical or behavioral needs. The role supports daily living, personal care, social integration, and job skills while building therapeutic relationships and coordinating activities, transportation, and documentation.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Youth Support, requiredAttention to Detail, requiredOrganization, requiredMultitasking, requiredCompassion, required

Qualifications

High School Diploma or 3 Years at-Risk Youth Experience, requiredBachelor's in Human Services or Related, required1 Year Experience, requiredTeen Behavioral Disability Experience, requiredValid Driver's License, requiredCPR or First Aid Certification, nice to have

Full job description

Mentor Behavioral Health , a part of the Sevita family, provides Early Intervention, Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) and Behavioral Health services to children, individuals and families. Here we believe every person has the right to live well, and everyone deserves to have a fulfilling career. You’ll join a mission-driven team and create relationships that motivate us all every day. Join us today, and experience a career well lived.

Youth Support Specialist ARY Services

Are you passionate about supporting youth in your community? Our community based Residential Care and Specialty Homes are designed for youth with intensive clinical and/or behavioral needs. We are a leader in providing caring support and intensive therapy and looking to build our team.

  • Orient youth within our program by providing compassion, assistance with individual plans and supervision as well as provide guidance to each youth/teen in the areas of daily living, personal care, financial management, community/social integration, and/or job skills development.

  • Establish a therapeutic relationship focused on building relationships, direct support, and service delivery.

  • Organize and determine recreational outings to observe behaviors and record observations.

  • Coordinate, organize, and/or assist with household activities such as light housekeeping, meal preparation, and life skills training.

  • Provide transportation to school, activities, and appointments.

  • Provide thorough proper documentation and notes in collaboration with team members.

Qualifications:

  • High School Diploma with at least 3 years of verifiable experience working with Youth At-Risk or 1 years experience with a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services, Social Services, Criminal Justice, or Psychology

  • Experience providing service to teens ages 10-18 with emotional, medical, and behavioral disability required

  • Valid driver’s license in good standing

  • CPR/First Aid certification preferred

  • Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to multi-task to meet deadlines

  • A reliable, responsible attitude and a compassionate approach

Why Join Us?

  • Rewarding work, impacting the lives of those you serve, working alongside a great team of coworkers.

  • Enjoy job security with nationwide career development and advancement opportunities.

  • Employee Referral Program bonus opportunities for eligible roles

We have a dynamic work environment where no day is ever the same – come join our team – Apply Today!

Sevita is a leading provider of home and community-based specialized health care. We believe that everyone deserves to live a full, more independent life. We provide people with quality services and individualized supports that lead to growth and independence, regardless of the physical, intellectual, or behavioral challenges they face.

We’ve made this our mission for more than 50 years. And today, our 40,000 team members continue to innovate and enhance care for the 50,000 individuals we serve all over the U.S.

As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law

How this job compares

Set against the 1,897 open Behavioral Health jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$70–101K/yr452 salary ranges
  • Ohio median$21–41/hr52 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 78 open Behavioral Health jobs in Ohio and 1,897 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Ohio
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Behavioral Health postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (1,025 postings).
Education
695 of the 1,897 open Behavioral Health jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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